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They left no survivors. Just as at Eglon, they totally destroyed it and everyone in it. <a href="/nlt/joshua/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> They captured the town and killed everyone in it, including its king, leaving no survivors. They did the same thing to all of its surrounding villages. And just as he had done at Eglon, he completely destroyed the entire population. <a href="/esv/joshua/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it. He left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it to destruction and every person in it. <a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it. <a href="/kjv/joshua/10.htm">King James Bible</a> And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein. <a href="/nkjv/joshua/10.htm">New King James Version</a> And they took it and struck it with the edge of the sword—its king, all its cities, and all the people who were in it; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon, but utterly destroyed it and all the people who were in it. <a href="/nasb_/joshua/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And they captured it and struck it and its king and all its cities and all the persons who were in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon. And he utterly destroyed it and every person who was in it. <a href="/nasb/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> They captured it and struck it and its king and all its cities and all the persons who were in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon. And he utterly destroyed it and every person who was in it. <a href="/nasb77/joshua/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And they captured it and struck it and its king and all its cities and all the persons who were in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor, according to all that he had done to Eglon. And he utterly destroyed it and every person who was in it. <a href="/lsb/joshua/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And they captured it and struck it and its king and all its cities and all the persons who were in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon. And he devoted it and every person who was in it to destruction. <a href="/amp/joshua/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and captured it and struck it and its king and all its cities and all the persons who were in it with the edge of the sword. He left no survivor, just as he had done to Eglon. He utterly destroyed it and every person who was in it. <a href="/csb/joshua/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They captured it and struck down its king, all its villages, and everyone in it with the sword. He left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon. He completely destroyed Hebron and everyone in it. <a href="/hcsb/joshua/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They captured it and struck down its king, all its villages, and everyone in it with the sword. He left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon. He completely destroyed Hebron and everyone in it. <a href="/asv/joshua/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein. <a href="/cev/joshua/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They captured the town and the nearby villages, then killed everyone, including the king. They destroyed Hebron in the same way they had destroyed Eglon. <a href="/erv/joshua/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> and they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein. <a href="/gwt/joshua/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They captured it and its neighboring villages and killed its king and all the people. There were no survivors, the same as at Eglon. He claimed the city and all its people for the LORD by destroying them. <a href="/gnt/joshua/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> and captured it. They killed the king and everyone else in the city as well as in the nearby towns. Joshua condemned the city to total destruction, just as he had done to Eglon. No one in it was left alive. <a href="/isv/joshua/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> captured it, and executed its inhabitants—its king, all of its cities, and every person in it, leaving no one remaining, the same way he had dealt with Eglon. He completely destroyed it, along with everyone in it. <a href="/msb/joshua/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it. <a href="/net/joshua/10.htm">NET Bible</a> They captured it and put the sword to its king, all its surrounding cities, and all who lived in it; they left no survivors. As they had done at Eglon, they annihilated it and all who lived there. <a href="/nheb/joshua/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king and all its cities, and all the souls who were in it. He left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls who were in it. <a href="/wbt/joshua/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its king, and all its cities, and all the souls that were in them; he left none remaining (according to all that he had done to Eglon) but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were in it. <a href="/web/joshua/10.htm">World English Bible</a> They took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, with its king and all its cities, and all the souls who were in it. He left no one remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls who were in it. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/joshua/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and capture it, and strike it by the mouth of the sword, and its king, and all its cities, and every person who [is] in it—he has not left a remnant—according to all that he did to Eglon—and devotes it, and every person who [is] in it. <a href="/ylt/joshua/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and capture it, and smite it by the mouth of the sword, and its king, and all its cities, and every person who is in it -- he hath not left a remnant -- according to all that he did to Eglon -- and doth devote it, and every person who is in it. <a href="/slt/joshua/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will take it and smite it with the mouth of the sword, and its king and all its cities and every soul which is in it; none was left escaping, according to all which he did to Eglon; and he will exterminate it, and every soul which is in it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/joshua/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Took it, and destroyed it with the edge of the sword: the king also thereof, and all the towns of that country, and all the souls that dwelt in it: he left not therein any remains: as he had done to Eglon, so did he also to Hebron, putting to the sword all that he found in it. <a href="/cpdv/joshua/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> He seized it and struck it with the edge of the sword, likewise with its king, and all the towns of that region, and all the souls that were staying in it. He did not leave any remains in it. Just as he had done to Eglon, so also did he do to Hebron, consuming with the sword all that he found within it. <a href="/nabre/joshua/10.htm">New American Bible</a> and captured. They put it to the sword with its king, all its cities, and every person there, leaving no survivors, just as Joshua had done to Eglon. He put it under the ban and every person in it. <a href="/nrsvce/joshua/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it; he left no one remaining, just as he had done to Eglon, and utterly destroyed it with every person in it.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/joshua/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they captured it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and its king and all its towns and all the persons that were in it; he left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the persons that were in it. <a href="/hpbt/joshua/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And he defeated it and he destroyed it by the mouth of the sword and its King and all these his cities, and all these souls that there were in it, and he did not leave a survivor of them, as he did to Eglun and all the souls that were in it whom he put to the sword<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/joshua/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but he utterly destroyed it, and all the souls that were therein. <a href="/sep/joshua/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the living creatures that were in it; there was no one preserved: they destroyed it and all things in it, as they did to Odollam. <a href="/parallel/joshua/10-37.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/p91zXIGB0Rk?start=2764" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/joshua/10.htm">Conquest of the Southern Cities</a> …36Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it. 37<a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: way·yil·kə·ḏū·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3fs) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">They captured it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kū·hā- (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3fs) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and put</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥe·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">to the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mal·kāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- King. From malak; a king.">its king,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·re·hā (N-fpc:: 3fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">its villages,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: han·ne·p̄eš (Art:: N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">the people.</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7604.htm" title="7604: hiš·’îr (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To remain, be left over. A primitive root; properly, to swell up, i.e. Be redundant.">Joshua left</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/8300.htm" title="8300: śā·rîḏ (N-ms) -- A survivor. From sarad; a survivor.">survivors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kə·ḵōl (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">just as</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">he had done</a> <a href="/hebrew/5700.htm" title="5700: lə·‘eḡ·lō·wn (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- From egel; vituline; Eglon, the name of a place in Palestine and of a Moabitish king.">at Eglon;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2763.htm" title="2763: way·ya·ḥă·rêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to seclude; specifically to devote to religious uses; physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose.">he devoted to destruction</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">Hebron</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everyone</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: han·ne·p̄eš (Art:: N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">in it.</a> 38Finally Joshua and all Israel with him turned toward Debir and fought against it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-2.htm">Deuteronomy 7:2</a> and when the LORD your God has delivered them over to you to defeat them, then you must devote them to complete destruction. Make no treaty with them and show them no mercy. <a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-17</a> However, in the cities of the nations that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance, you must not leave alive anything that breathes. / For you must devote them to complete destruction—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you, <a href="/numbers/21-2.htm">Numbers 21:2-3</a> So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.” / And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah. <a href="/judges/1-8.htm">Judges 1:8</a> Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire. <a href="/1_samuel/15-3.htm">1 Samuel 15:3</a> Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” <a href="/1_kings/9-21.htm">1 Kings 9:21</a> their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. <a href="/2_kings/17-18.htm">2 Kings 17:18</a> So the LORD was very angry with Israel, and He removed them from His presence. Only the tribe of Judah remained, <a href="/2_chronicles/8-7.htm">2 Chronicles 8:7-8</a> As for all the people who remained of the Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (these people were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites had not destroyed—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day. <a href="/psalms/106-34.htm">Psalm 106:34-35</a> They did not destroy the peoples as the LORD had commanded them, / but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. <a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2</a> The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a> behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a> Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-15</a> Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.the king From verse<a href="/joshua/10-23.htm">Joshua 10:23</a> And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon.according<a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Joshua 10:35</a> And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/10-32.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/joshua/10-36.htm">Eglon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-19.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/joshua/10-33.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joshua/10-30.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/joshua/10-35.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Captured</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/joshua/11-19.htm">City</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/joshua/12-12.htm">Eglon</a> <a href="/judges/9-2.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/joshua/10-39.htm">Utterly</a><div class="vheading2">Joshua 10</div>1. <a href="/joshua/10-1.htm">Five kings war against Gibeon</a> 6. <a href="/joshua/10-6.htm">Joshua rescues it</a> 10. <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">God fights against them with hailstones</a> 12. <a href="/joshua/10-12.htm">The sun and moon stand still at the word of Joshua</a> 16. <a href="/joshua/10-16.htm">The five kings are murdered in a cave</a> 22. <a href="/joshua/10-22.htm">They are brought forth</a> 24. <a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">scornfully used</a> 26. <a href="/joshua/10-26.htm">and hanged</a> 28. <a href="/joshua/10-28.htm">Seven kings more are conquered</a> 43. <a href="/joshua/10-43.htm">Joshua returns to Gilgal</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/joshua/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/joshua/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>They captured it and put to the sword its king, all its villages, and all the people. This phrase describes the complete conquest of Hebron by Joshua and the Israelites. The act of capturing and putting to the sword signifies total military victory and the execution of judgment upon the city. In the ancient Near Eastern context, such actions were common in warfare, especially when a city was considered under divine judgment. The king's execution symbolizes the removal of leadership and authority, ensuring no future rebellion. The mention of "all its villages" indicates the thoroughness of the conquest, extending beyond the main city to its surrounding settlements. This reflects the fulfillment of God's command to the Israelites to take possession of the Promised Land and eliminate the Canaanite influence, which was seen as corrupt and idolatrous.Joshua left no survivors, just as he had done at Eglon; The phrase "left no survivors" emphasizes the completeness of the destruction, aligning with the concept of herem, or the ban, where certain cities were devoted to destruction as an offering to God. This was not merely an act of war but a religious act of obedience to God's command. The reference to Eglon serves as a precedent, showing a pattern in Joshua's conquests. It highlights the consistency in Joshua's leadership and the Israelites' commitment to God's instructions. This also serves as a warning to other Canaanite cities about the seriousness of God's judgment.he devoted to destruction Hebron and everyone in it. The term "devoted to destruction" is significant, indicating that Hebron was set apart for complete annihilation as an act of divine judgment. This was not just a military strategy but a theological statement about the holiness of God and the need to purify the land from idolatry and sin. Hebron, being a significant city with historical ties to the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, underscores the gravity of its destruction. The complete destruction of everyone in it reflects the severity of God's judgment against sin and the fulfillment of His promises to give the land to the descendants of Abraham. This act prefigures the ultimate judgment and purification that will be accomplished through Jesus Christ, who fulfills the role of both judge and savior.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a> The leader of the Israelites, who succeeded Moses and led the conquest of Canaan. He is a central figure in this passage, executing God's command to conquer the land. 2. <a href="/topical/h/hazor.htm">Hazor</a> A significant Canaanite city that was captured and destroyed by Joshua. It was a strategic location in the northern part of Canaan. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_king_of_hazor.htm">The King of Hazor</a> The ruler of Hazor, who was defeated and killed by Joshua and the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of God, chosen to inherit the Promised Land. They are the ones carrying out the conquest under Joshua's leadership. 5. <a href="/topical/e/eglon.htm">Eglon</a> Another city previously conquered by Joshua, mentioned here to draw a parallel to the destruction of Hazor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a> Joshua's actions demonstrate the importance of following God's instructions completely, even when they are difficult or challenging. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty and Judgment</a> The destruction of Hazor serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and His right to judge nations according to His will. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> Just as Joshua fought physical battles, Christians are called to engage in spiritual warfare, standing firm in faith and obedience. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_promises.htm">Trust in God's Promises</a> Joshua's success in battle underscores the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises to His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a> The destruction of Hazor is a sobering reminder of the consequences of sin and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_joshua_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Joshua 10</a> <a href="/q/why_no_records_verify_joshua_10_event.htm">Why do no known external historical or astronomical records verify such an extraordinary event mentioned in Joshua 10?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_catastrophe_in_joshua_10.htm">Why does the Bible record the Earth stopping its rotation (Joshua 10) without global catastrophic consequences?</a> <a href="/q/where's_the_evidence_of_joshua_22_10_altar.htm">Where is the historical or archaeological evidence of this altar mentioned in Joshua 22:10, considering its significance to the nation's unity?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_verify_caleb's_hebron_conquest.htm">In Joshua 15:13-14, how can we verify Caleb's conquest of Hebron when historical and archaeological records of such a victory are sparse?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/joshua/10-37.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They captured it וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּהָ (way·yil·kə·ḏū·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere and struck down וַיַּכּֽוּהָ־ (way·yak·kū·hā-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike with the sword חֶ֠רֶב (ḥe·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword its king, מַלְכָּ֨הּ (mal·kāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every its villages, עָרֶ֜יהָ (‘ā·re·hā) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement and וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the people. הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁ (han·ne·p̄eš) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion [Joshua] left הִשְׁאִ֣יר (hiš·’îr) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7604.htm">Strong's 7604: </a> To swell up, be, redundant no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no survivors, שָׂרִ֔יד (śā·rîḏ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8300.htm">Strong's 8300: </a> A survivor just as כְּכֹ֥ל (kə·ḵōl) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every he had done עָשָׂ֖ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make at Eglon; לְעֶגְל֑וֹן (lə·‘eḡ·lō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5700.htm">Strong's 5700: </a> Eglon -- a king of Moab, also a city in Israel he completely destroyed וַיַּחֲרֵ֣ם (way·ya·ḥă·rêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2763.htm">Strong's 2763: </a> To seclude, to devote to religious uses, to be blunt as to the nose [Hebron] אוֹתָ֔הּ (’ō·w·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case and everyone כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every in it. בָּֽהּ׃ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> 0 <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/joshua/10-37.htm">Joshua 10:37 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/joshua/10-37.htm">OT History: Joshua 10:37 They took it and struck it (Josh. 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